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Ogun State government has shut down 12 public secondary schools in the state ahead of December 10 first term vacation to avert the tide of recent violence that occured in public secondary schools in the state.
The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu disclosed this on Tuesday in Abeokuta .
Students of some secondary schools in the state had recently either engaged in cult-related violence against students of neighbouring secondary schools or their teachers for enforcing discipline
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the 12
affected schools were asked to proceed on vacation from Tuesday, November 30 after finishing the first term examination.
The students of the remaining public secondary schools would close December 10.
Arigbabu explained that the 12 schools affected were considered as flashpoints of reported unruly behaviour of some students against either the teachers or some other neighbouring schools.
He added that the measure was one of the steps being taken by the state government to combat this ugly trend.
The Commissioner stated this in a statement addressed to the Zonal Education officers .
Arigbabu said “the underlisted hotspot schools should commence their compulsory holiday with effect from Tuesday, 30th November, 2021. Kindly ensure the compliance of this in your different zones.
“The schools are Egba High School, Asero, Asero High School, Itori Comprehensive High Schoo, Itori, Ofada Community Comprehensive High School, Ofada, Lafenwa High School,Lafenwa, Abeokuta.
“Others are Egba Owode Grammar School, Owode, Community Comprehensive High School, Ijoun, Unity High School,Kajola Iboro,Ado-odo Ota and Eyini Comprehensive High School, Iboro
“The rest are Government Science & Technical College, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, Lisabi Grammar School, Idi-Aba, Abeokuta and Methodist High School, Arigbajo.”
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